Jake Busey

William Jacob Busey (; born June 15, 1971) is an American actor. Among his most prominent roles have been serial killer Johnny Bartlett in The Frighteners, Ace Levy in Starship Troopers (1997), Kyle Brenner in Tomcats (2001), Aiden Tanner in the television series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016), and Sean H. Keyes in The Predator (2018) and in the video game Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020). Busey also appears as a journalist in the third season of Stranger Things.

Early life Busey is the son of Judy Helkenberg and actor Gary Busey.

Career Busey's motion picture debut was in the 1978 crime film Straight Time with his father Gary, along with Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell. His two most notable appearances are as the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in Contact and as smart-mouthed soldier Ace Levy in Starship Troopers, both in 1997. Additionally, he has had major roles in Peter Jackson's The Frighteners (1996) with Michael J. Fox, Home Fries (1998) with Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson, Tomcats (2001) opposite Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth, James Mangold's thriller Identity (2003), The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) with C. Thomas Howell, and Road House 2 (2006). He appeared in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, one of three 2005 film adaptations of the novel by H. G. Wells, alongside C. Thomas Howell. Busey played the role of "Backfire" in Patrick Durham's movie Cross which was released directly to DVD and download in May 2011, and starred in the independent film Don't Pass Me By (2012).

He has also had minor parts in films like The Stoned Age (1994), PCU (1994), I'll Do Anything (1994), Windrunner: A Spirited Journey (1995) starring Jason Wiles, Twister (1996) starring Helen Hunt, Enemy of the State (1998) starring Will Smith, Fast Sofa (2001) with Jennifer Tilly and Natasha Lyonne, Christmas with the Kranks (2004) starring Tim Allen, The Killing Jar (2010), and Reaper (2014) with Danny Trejo and Vinnie Jones. He also had a main role on the television series Shasta McNasty. Busey portrayed Professor Aiden "Sex Machine" Tanner from 2014 to 2016 in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series.

He also provided the voice of The Radioman in the 2012 video game Spec Ops: The Line and of the DJ of Resistance Radio in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. Additionally, he voiced Teenage Tom during flashback scenes in the 1989 film Hider in the House which his father, Gary Busey starred in as Tom Sykes. In 2016, Busey starred in the feature film Deserted.

In 2018, Busey appeared in two episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. portraying Mack's old friend Tony Caine. He also portrayed Sean H. Keyes in the film The Predator (2018) and the video game Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020). In 2019, Busey joined the cast of Stranger Things in the third season portraying a journalist named Bruce Lowe.

Personal life Busey and his girlfriend have a daughter .

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Reference(s) 1978 Straight Time Henry Darin 1982 Barbarosa Cook Boy 1989 Hider in the House Teenage Tom Sykes Voice 1993 Shimmer Richard Halverson 2005 H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds Lieutenant Samuelson Direct-to-video The Rain Makers Shaw Associate producer 2006 Road House 2 Bill "Wild Bill" Decarie Direct-to-video Wristcutters: A Love Story Brian Broken Vince 2008 Time Bomb Jason Philby Direct-to-video 2010 The Killing Jar Greene 2011 Cross "Backfire" Direct-to-video; Also producer 2012 Play James Play Paul Don't Pass Me By Fred Norwick Nazis at the Center of the Earth Adrian Reistad Direct-to-video Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Oscar Direct-to-video; voice +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television Year Title Role Notes Reference(s) 1992 Cruel Doubt Student Television film